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H. P. CARLON.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC.9| l9l5.

Patanted Feb. 19, 1918 HARRY P. CARLON, E WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application filed December 9, 1916. Serial No. 135,989.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY P. CARLON, citizen of the United States, residing at lVilmington, in the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames, of whlch the following 1s a speclficatlon.

My invention consists of an improved 3 frame and is particularly designed for holding sheet material. One object of my invention is to provide a frame which will securely hold different sized sheets of paper or other material, and which will include adjustable clamping means which may be readily moved into difierent positions to clamp and hold the paper or other sheet material so that it can be displayed.

Another object is to make my improved invention of simple construction so that it can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I

attain in the following manner, reference which are joined side sections 3 and 4 to hinges The end sectionsfi andfl are.

form an elongated rectangular frame. The inner edges of the side sections 3 and 4: are grooved longitudinally as shown at 5 and 6. A batten or beam 7 extends trans- 'versely between the side sections 3- and 4:-

and has tongues or tenons 8 and 9 on its opposite ends which slide within the grooves 5 and 6 so that it will be understood that the batten 7 is slidable from one end of the frame to the other.

A clamping strip 10, slightly shorter in length than the width between the grooved edges of the side sections 3 and 4, 1s hlnged to the batten 7 by means of spring-pressed also groovedat 12 and 13 respectively to permit the insertion of a glass plate partition 14, and strip 15 and 16 are provided to retain the plate within the grooves 12 and 13, but may be removed to permit the plate 14: to be replaced if broken or if it is desired to remove said plate for any other reason, this structure being clearly shown in Figs. 2 to 5 inclusive.

The batten 7 is preferably spaced a small distance from the inner surface of the plate 14 as shown at 17, so that said batten will be free to slide without frictional engage ment with the plate.

The inner surface of the clamping strip 10 is provided with a strip of felt or other soft frictional material 18, and the springs of the hinges 11 operate to move said clamping strip 10 toward the inner surface of the plate 11, so that if a strip of paper or other sheet material, as shown at 19 in Figs. 3 to 5 inclusive, is inserted back of the felt strip 18, it will be forced against the plate 14 due to the action of the spring hinges 11.

Furthermore, there will be a resultant twisting action on the batten 7 to jam its tenons or tongues against the sides provided by the grooves 5 and 6, so as to prevent the batten from sliding longitudinally.

The end section 2 has secured to it by spring hinges 20, a second clamping stripv 21 (see Figs. 1 and 4). This clamping strip is of similar construction to the clamping strip 10, and i preferably provided with a felt strip 25 011 its inner surface for engagement with the opposite end of the paper 19 which is placed against the inner surface of the glass plate 14.

The clamping strips 10 and 21 have handles 26 and 27 whereby they may be moved on their respective hinges away from the plate 11 to permit a strip of paper to be placed therebetween. In inserting the sheet of paper or other sheet material within the frame, the clamping strip 21 is first opened and one end portion of said sheet is placed between it and the plate 14. The strip 21 isthen released and the spring hinges 20 move it to clamp and hold the sheet to the plate 14:. The sheet is then smoothed against the plate 14 throughout its length and the batten 7 is slid longitudinally until the clamping strip 19 is directly over the end portion of the sheet which is oppositely disposed to the end portion which is clamped by the clamping strip 21.

The clamping strip 10 is then released and 'the hinges 11 actuate it to hold the sheet firmly against the plate 14.

In the several views of drawing, the batten 7 is shown adjacent the end section 1,

batten 7 is slid longitudinally within the grooves 5- and G toward the end section 2 as above described until the clamping strip 10 can be brought into engagement with the end portion of the sheet. It will thus be understood that any length and any size sheet may be securely held by my improved invention.

As an auxiliary securing means for the batten 7,1 employ in some instances a device which when manually turned, will impart thrust in a longitudinal direction to the batten 7,. causing the jamming of the latter at one end against one of the side sections 3 and i. As. illustrated, this device consists of an eccentri-cally mounted disk 28* which is pivotally supported within a recess 29- in theouter face of the batten 7, said disk; being provided with a handle 30, which when: turned intoone position, causes a portion of the eccentric disk to engage thein-ner edge surface of the side section 3, such aposition being clearly shown in Figs. I and 2.

When the h-andle 30 is moved into another position, thedisk 28 is moved out of frictional engagement -with said latter inner edge surface, and the device has no effect; With my improved frame, asheet of paper or other material may besecurely held inv ataut condition and may bewritten upon or displayed as a, sign or for any other purpose desired. F urthermore, the sheet material may be-qui'ckly inserted or removed. The

glass plate 14'- is madetransparent so that the surface of the sheet material. which is adjacent the inner surface of the glass may be seenthrough-the glass.

I have described the hinges 11' and 12 as being spring-pressed hinges, it being noted that these hinges contain springs which op ovate to relatively move the leaves thereof, however, I- wish it understood that I may employ springs which are mounted independently of the hinges if I so desire, and in each case thesprings serve to move the clamping strips 10 and 21 toward the parti- Lion 14.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood'thatthe various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence-1 donot limit my self "to the preciseconstruction set forth, but

consider that. I am at liberty to make such.

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changes and alterations as fairly come wit in the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1, The combination of a frame, a transparent plate secured therein within said frame,a clamping strip hinged to the frame, means for automatically moving said clamping strip toward the plate, a batten extending transversely from side to side of the.

frame and adjustable toward and from said ciamping strip, a second clamping strip cars r'ied by said batten, and means for autoniati rally movingsaid second clamping strip to ward said plate, said clamping strips being operative to clamp and hold sheet material in engagement with said plate,.substantially a-s-described.

2'. The combination of a frame, a trans parent plate secured with-in said frame, a. clamping strip hinged to the frame, means for automatically moving said clamping strip on its hinges toward said plate,the inner sides of said frame having. grooves forming a guide-way, a batten having its opposite ends slidable within saidgrooves, a second clamping. strip hinged to said batten, means for automatically moving the clamping: strip on its hinges toward said plate, said clamping strips being operative in conjunction with each other to secure sheets of different sizes within said frame and against said plate", substantially as d'e scribed.

3; The combination of a frame, a trans parent plate secured within said frame, a clamping str ip hinged to the frame, means 'for automatically moving said clamping strip on its hinges towardsaid plate, said frame having grooves in the inner faces of its opposite sides forming guide'-way,-' a batten having its opposite ends sl ida ble within said grooves,- a: second cl'ampingstrip hinged to said batten, means for automatically moving the clamping strip on its hinges toward said plate, and operative on said batten to= jam its ends withinsaid. grooves, said clamping strips being operatlVQ in conjunction with each other to secure sheets of differentsizes within said frain'e and against'sai'd plate, substantiall y' as del. The combinationof aframe, a plate nitliiir said frame, aclamping" strip hinged to the frame, means for automatically mov ing said clamping stripon its hingestoward said plate, said frame having grooves forming a guide-way, a batten slidablewithin said grooves, a second clamping st-riphinged tosaid'bat ten, means-for automatically'movingthe clamping strip on its hinges towardsaid plate,-andf operative on said batten I to j am" the latter within the grooves-providing said guide-way, said clamping strips being:

operative in conjunction with each other to name to this specification in the presence of secure sheets of diffegen}; sizes avithin sait} two subscribing witnesses. frame ant against sai p ate, an at itiona means operative to impart thrust to said. HARRY CARLON' 5 batten and thereby firmly clamp the latter Witnesses:

to the frame, substantially as described. CHARLES G. GUYER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my MARGUERITE R. DONAGHY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. G. 

